Property

365 Connect's Kerry W. Kirby shows up on Silicon Bayou 100 List of most influential big hitters

This prestigious accolade acknowledges Kirby's commitment to the technology community

14 February 2020

An acclaimed speaker, author, and technology expert, Kerry W. Kirby has published numerous articles, studies, and contributed to several nationally published books.

Confidence in proptech declines, inspired by WeWork's failed IPO

New survey unveils investors' fears with the proptech business model

14 February 2020

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Only 45% of so-called proptech investors said they plan to make more investments in 2020 than in 2019, down from a high of 64% in the middle of last year.

Brasil's AoCubo finalizes seed round led by Simon Baker and Brian Requarth

The company has been dubbed 'the Uber of the real estate industry in Brazil'.

13 February 2020

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AoCubo's model is based on generating, screening, and matching leads with one of their 8,000 independent agents, all in one app.

WeWork Chairman denies claims that former CEO Adam Neumann left with $1Bn

Marcelo Claure says the claim is "totally false"

13 February 2020

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It was reported in October that Neumann was set to get up to $1.7 billion to walk away from WeWork and give up his voting rights.

Mexican proptech startup announces three new features for its rental portal

Homie has had an exciting couple of months

13 February 2020

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These innovations will contribute to the startup’s objective of increasing the number of properties under its management from its current 2,000 to 15,000 this year.

Magicbricks CTO explains the secret to a boost of 60% in lead generation

“We have built a model on 75 attributes," says Subodh Kumar

13 February 2020

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Explaining the use of data science at Magicbricks, the CTO says: “in India, information is not well organized, especially in real estate. This is the reason why there is huge potential for data science in this sector.”

LiveIn.com, now formerly HostelHunting, expands into Indonesia and Philippines

Co-Founder and CEO says, “Our rebranding as LiveIn.com defines our company’s identity and wider target market."

13 February 2020

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The announcement is a part of the Kuala Lumpur-headquartered startup’s transition into the next phase of market expansion, it said in a press note.

Residential People hires Rightmove's former Head of SEO

The global free-to-list property portal announces the arrival of Farhaad Saleh as Director of Acquisition

12 February 2020

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In Farhaad Saleh's new role at Residential People, he will have oversight of all marketing at Residential People and its commercial property platform, Commercial People.

Blockchain-enabled property portal OpenBrix has officially launched

The portal's goal is to improve the ecosystem of agents and customers

12 February 2020

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The portal facilitates in creating a linked network of agents who can upload listings and enables the agents to vote on major business decisions and supervise their customer leads.